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Vought Halts Work on Boeing Parts in South Carolina

August 14, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Vought Aircraft Industries’ plant in Charleston, South Carolina, has stopped making rear fuselage sections for Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner as the company adjusts to a delayed launch. Vought officials don’t think they’ll make any more composite components for the 787 for at least several months, but Vought President Elmer Doty says production might ramp back up later this year
Northrop Grumman-Led Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Conducts Successful Pressure Tests of Rocket...

August 13, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Kinetic Energy Interceptors team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed structural integrity and hydro-proof tests of composite cases planned for use on the high-pressure Stage 1 and 2 solid rocket motors. The testing took place during a three-month period ending in July
Force Protection Receives New Service and Support Orders

August 11, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Force Protection, Inc. today announced that it has received a new contract modification for the service and support, including spare parts, of its Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles
Alliant Techsystems and BAE Systems Team for JATAS Program

August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Alliant Techsystems and BAE Systems have teamed to compete for the upcoming U.S
MDA Wins Canadian Contract with Heron UAV

August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has awarded a contract to MDA for a long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance solution to support the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan
Upgraded Frigate Ready for Tropics, Terrorists

August 8, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Royal Navy Frigate HMS St Albans is being welcomed back into the fold of the Operational Fleet, following a successful inspection and a considerable refit in Scotland. During the docking period the Type 23 frigate received some significant upgrades including an improved air conditioning system for the crew
General Dynamics Awarded $24 Million for USMC Light Armored Vehicles

August 6, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $24.2 million contract to produce 10 LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs), three LAV logistics vehicles and vehicle components for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to meet anticipated war-loss requirements
Indonesia to install four more new radars, defense minister says

July 30, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has said that the government would have four more radars in the 2010-2014 Strategic Plan program to cover the Indonesian territories. "Previously, we have procured four new radars in the 2005-2009 Strategic Plan program," Minister Juwono said in a hearing with the Parliament (DPR)'s Commission I and Indonesia's Defense Force Chief General Djoko Santoso here on Monday
India Invites Bids for 197 Military Helicopters

July 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

India on Thursday [July 24] invited bids for 197 utility helicopters for the army and the air force Thursday, with the choppers expected to be inducted by 2010 in a deal that has been valued at Rs.30 billion ($750 million), an official said
Aiming for missile shield, India to again test interceptor rocket

July 24, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

In a significant step towards developing a missile defence shield, India will for the second time test-fire a missile to intercept an incoming target in the exo-atmosphere - above 40 km altitude - in the next few days. The first test of the interceptor missile was conducted in 2006

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